SB 726, as introduced, Lara. Urban water management planning.
Existing law declares that certain provisions relating to urban water management planning are intended to provide assistance to water agencies in carrying out their long-term resource planning responsibilities to ensure adequate water supplies to meet existing and future demands for water. Existing law makes related legislative findings and declarations.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change in those findings and declarations.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 10610.2 of the Water Code is amended
2to read:
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
4following:
5(1) The waters of the state are a limited and renewable resource
6subject to ever-increasing demands.
7(2) The conservation and efficient use of urban water supplies
8are of statewide concern; however, the planning for that use and
P2 1the implementation of those plans can best be accomplished at the
2local level.
3(3) A long-term, reliable supply of water is essential to protect
4the productivity of California’s businesses and economic climate.
5(4) As part of its long-range
planning activities, every urban
6water supplier should make every effort to ensure the appropriate
7level of reliability in its water service sufficient to meet the needs
8of its various categories of customers during normal, dry, and
9multiple dry water years.
10(5) Public health issues have been raised over a number of
11contaminants that have been identified inbegin delete certainend deletebegin insert someend insert local and
12imported water supplies.
13(6) Implementing effective water management strategies,
14including groundwater storage projects and recycled water projects,
15may require specific water quality and salinity targets for meeting
16groundwater basins water quality objectives and promoting
17beneficial use of recycled water.
18(7) Water quality regulations are becoming an increasingly
19important factor in water agencies’ selection of raw water sources,
20treatment alternatives, and modifications to existing treatment
21facilities.
22(8) Changes in drinking water quality standards may also impact
23the usefulness of water supplies and may ultimately impact supply
24reliability.
25(9) The quality of source supplies can have a significant impact
26on water management strategies and supply reliability.
27(b) This part is intended to provide assistance to water agencies
28in carrying out their long-term resource planning responsibilities
29to ensure adequate water supplies to meet existing and future
30demands for water.
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